PressEnter Group appoints new chief legal officer

PressEnter Group has appointed former LeoVegas head Terese Thagaard as the operator’s new chief legal officer.

Thagaard joins PressEnter after just over a year with LeoVegas where she was employed as the group head of regulatory strategy and implementation.

Previously, Thagaard worked at Kindred Group as a legal counsel and for law firm Davis & Co.

In her new role, Thagaard will focus on building and developing the company’s legal team aligning with the growth of PressEnter.

Lahcene Merzoug, CEO at PressEnter Group, said: “We have established a reputation as being an employer of choice and Terese will play an integral role in this next phase of our growth.

“Her vast knowledge and expertise will help us to recruit, develop and train the next legal stars within our quick paced industry and make sure PressEnter has the best legal representation in-house whilst also creating opportunities for young lawyers as they join our team.”

Thagaard said: “I am very excited to be joining PressEnter at such an exciting stage of its development and I am looking forward to building a team to help the business navigate the ever changing legal and regulatory landscape in the worldwide igaming industry.”